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#2F4CD1

#2f4cd1 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f4cd1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 29.8% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.51% cyan, 63.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 229.26°, with 63.78% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1038

Complementary

  1. #2f4cd1
  2. #d1b42f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4cd1
  2. #d1632f
  3. #9dd12f

Analogous

  1. #2f9dd1
  2. #2f4cd1
  3. #632fd1

Triadic

  1. #2f4cd1
  2. #d12f4c
  3. #4cd12f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4cd1
  2. #b42fd1
  3. #d1b42f
  4. #4cd12f

Square

  1. #2f4cd1
  2. #d12f9d
  3. #d1b42f
  4. #2fd163

Monochromatic

  1. #131e54
  2. #213593
  3. #2f4cd1
  4. #6e82df
  5. #acb8ed

Shades

#2f4cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4cd1
  2. #2a44bc
  3. #263da7
  4. #213592
  5. #1c2e7d
  6. #182669
  7. #131e54
  8. #0e173f
  9. #090f2a
  10. #050815
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4cd1
  2. #445ed6
  3. #5970da
  4. #6d82df
  5. #8294e3
  6. #97a6e8
  7. #acb7ed
  8. #c1c9f1
  9. #d5dbf6
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4cd1
  2. #3751c9
  3. #3f56c1
  4. #475cb9
  5. #4f61b1
  6. #5866a9
  7. #606ba0
  8. #687098
  9. #707690
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4cd1 {
  color: #2f4cd1;
}
Background
.bg-2f4cd1 {
  background-color: #2f4cd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #2f4cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 76 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4cd1, #632fd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 76 209 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.69 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.42 #d0b32e Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#2f4cd1  rgb(47, 76, 209)  hsl(229, 64%, 50%)  Iris
#d1b42f  rgb(209, 180, 47)  hsl(49, 64%, 50%)  Old Gold
#d12f4c  rgb(209, 47, 76)  hsl(349, 64%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4cd12f  rgb(76, 209, 47)  hsl(109, 64%, 50%)  Lime Green